MIDSOMER MURDERS: Series 16
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
“The Killings of Copenhagen” is the 100th Episode of a great mystery series, and the last story in Set 25. For this special event, the episode takes us back to Badger’s Drift, the village which hosted the very first Midsomer Murder, in both the TV series (1997) and Caroline Graham’s first Inspector Barnaby mystery novel (1987).
Just before the start of Series 16, Sergeant Benjamin Jones (played by Jason Hughes), who has been at Barnaby’s side from 2005 to 2013, was promoted to Detective Inspector. It’s nobody’s fault but Barnaby’s, because he recommended the promotion. But as Jones has left Midsomer for Brighton, Barnaby needs a new sergeant. He gets DS Charlie Nelson. Young, active, and a city-boy who has to be introduced to village ways.
I think Gwilym Lee does a good job stepping in as the new sergeant. He isn’t Jones, he doesn’t try to be – he is someone new. If you’ve been a faithful follower of “Midsomer Murders” since the beginning (1997), you’ve had to get used to other changes. When Sergeant Troy (played by Daniel Casey) left in 2003, it felt very odd without him. When John Nettles retired as Tom Barnaby in 2011, I wasn’t sure the show would survive. But in a stroke of genius, they didn’t try to replace the actor playing Tom Barnaby, they brought in another actor as his cousin, John Barnaby. I love Neil Dudgeon in the series. After all, it’s really the mysteries that keep me coming back to Midsomer.
A subplot of this series is the upcoming birth of the Barnaby’s first child, including the travails of assembling a baby crib and the sympathetic yearnings of their doggy.
Because each show is 92 minutes long, there is time to tell a good story. The show is presented in 16:9 widescreen. English subtitles are available.-Happy Reader
Terrific series. Now I feel like I’ve lived in rural England. Each plot of the series is unique and the murders at a level that remain intriguing, but not not disturbing. A great watch after dinner with spouse.-Desert Dweller
If you like somewhat tongue-in-cheek murder mysteries, you should really like Midsomer Murders. Over numerous seasons, an astonishing number of residents have been killed off, but none of it is too serious. Although I still miss John Nettles as the original DCI Tom Barnaby, who “retired,” I’ve warmed up to his replacement, Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby. Bonus: he has a great dog, Sykes.-D. Buchanan
DVD Wholesale Main Features
Actors: Neil Dudgeon, Gwilym Lee
Directors: Nick Laughland, Alex Pillai, Renny Rye, and Luke Watson
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: NR-Not Rated
Studio: ACORN MEDIA
DVD Release Date: September 15, 2015
Run Time: 463 minutes
ASIN: B00XDBMA4W
